Max Ernst - Retrospective, English

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Who was Max Ernst?

Max Ernst is a pivotal figure in the history of modernism. As a Dadaist and then Surrealist, the German artist exerted a profound influence on the course of art in the early 20th-century. In 1922 the German artist joined the intellectual avant-garde in Paris. His irrepressible creativity and love of experimentation led him to invent some of Surrealism’s most celebrated techniques, including frottage and grattage. The lavishly illustrated catalogue to the Max Ernst retrospective at the Fondation Beyeler takes a comprehensive look at the life and work of this extraordinarily multi-faceted artist.